2020 Super2 Series
{{Motorsport season|title=Super2 Series|link=Dunlop Super2 Series|year=2020|previouslink=2019 Super2 Series|nextlink=2021 Super2 Series|footer=Parent series:
Supercars Championship}}
The 2020 Super2 Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Supercars, which was staged as a support series to the 2020 Supercars Championship. It was the twenty-first running of the Supercars Development Series, the second tier of competition in Supercars racing.
Entries
The following teams and drivers competed in the 2020 championship:
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! Icon ! Class |
| align=center| {{motorsport class|Rookie}}
| Rookie driver |
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- {{motorsport class|Rookie}} – Eligible for the A$100,000 'rookie class' prize pool.{{Cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/11/18/super2-drops-newcastle-for-2020-adds-500k-in-prizemoney/|title=Super2 drops Newcastle for 2020, adds $500k in prizemoney|last=Herrero|first=Daniel|date=18 November 2019|work=Speedcafe|access-date=18 November 2019}}
= Team changes =
- Brema Group Racing made its début in the series, acquiring an ex-Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport VF Commodore.
- Anderson Motorsport made their début in the series, acquiring an ex-Walkinshaw Andretti United VF Commodore.
- Eggleston Motorsport scaled back their commitment to the series from three cars to two.
- Triple Eight Race Engineering scaled back its commitment to the series from two cars to one.
- Kostecki Brothers Racing returned to the series after withdrawing from final three rounds in 2019.
- Matt Chahda Motorsport expanded its operations to enter a second car at the Bathurst round.
- Garry Rogers Motorsport withdrew from the series after withdrawing from the Supercars Championship, while Matt Stone Racing withdrew from the series to focus on the Supercars Championship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/goddard-kostecki-to-share-msr-holden/|title=Goddard, Kostecki to share MSR Holden|last=Bartholomaeus|first=Stefan|date=12 December 2019|work=Supercars.com|access-date=12 December 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/10/18/grm-confirms-supercars-exit|title=Emotional Rogers confirms GRM's Supercars exit|last=Coch|first=Mat|date=18 October 2019|work=speedcafe.com|accessdate=18 October 2019|publisher=Speedcafe}}
= Driver changes =
- Will Brown moved from Eggleston Motorsport to Image Racing. The team is supported by Erebus Motorsport and Brown is expected to be promoted to Erebus' Supercars Championship in 2021.
- Thomas Randle moved from Tickford Racing to MW Motorsport.
- Tyler Everingham moved from MW Motorsport to Anderson Motorsport. He missed the first round due to an incident in the Bathurst 12 Hour.
- Kurt Kostecki returned to Kostecki Brothers Racing after spending a single year with Triple Eight Race Engineering.
- Brodie Kostecki returned to the series with Eggleston Motorsport, after withdrawing from the last four rounds in 2019.
- 2019 Super 3 Series winner Broc Feeney graduated to the series with Tickford Racing.
- Super3 Series drivers Zak Best & Jayden Ojeda Graduated to the series with MW Motorsport.
- Josh Fife graduated to the series with Brad Jones Racing.
- Reigning Australian Formula Ford champion Angelo Mouzouris joined the series with Triple Eight Race Engineering.
- Toyota 86 Series driver Zane Morse joined the series with Brema Group Racing.
- Matt McLean made his series debut at Bathurst with Matt Chahda Motorsport
- Bryce Fullwood Graduated to the Supercars Championship with Walkinshaw Andretti United{{Cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/01/20/wau-confirms-bryce-fullwood-for-2020/|title=WAU confirms Bryce Fullwood for 2020|last=Herrero|first=Daniel|date=20 January 2020|work=Speedcafe|access-date=20 January 2020}}
- Jack Smith graduated to the Supercars Championship with Brad Jones Racing{{Cite news|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/championship/bjr-adds-fourth-full-time-entry-for-2020/|title=BJR adds fourth full-time entry for 2020|last=Bartholomaeus|first=Stefan|date=13 November 2019|work=supercars.com|access-date=13 November 2019|publisher=Supercars Championship}}
- Jake Kostecki and Zane Goddard graduated to the Supercars Championship, sharing the Matt Stone Racing Superlite entry.
- Brenton Grove and Adam Marjoram will not drive in the series in 2020.{{Cite news|last=O'Brian|first=Connor|date=9 December 2019|title=Triple Eight's parting gift to Groves|work=Supercars Championship|url=https://www.supercars.com/news/super2/triple-eights-parting-gift-to-groves/|access-date=9 December 2019}}{{Cite news|last=Marjoram|first=Adam|date=11 February 2020|title=Announcement|work=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/AMarjoramRacing/photos/a.196544400404155/2912791365446098/?type=3&theater|access-date=11 February 2020}}
Calendar
The calendar for the 2020 championship was expected to consist of five rounds, but only three were run as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the running of the championship.
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! Round ! Event name ! Circuit ! Location ! Date |
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| {{flagicon|South Australia}} Adelaide Street Circuit | {{nowrap|21–23 February}} |
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| 2
| {{nowrap|Sydney SuperSprint}} | {{flagicon|New South Wales}} Sydney Motorsport Park | {{nowrap|Eastern Creek, New South Wales}} | 18–19 July |
| 3
| {{nowrap|{{flagicon|New South Wales}} Mount Panorama Circuit}} | 16–17 October |
| colspan="5" style="background:#eaecf0; text-align:center;" |Source: |
= Calendar changes =
- The original calendar removed the Ipswich, Newcastle and Perth rounds with Sydney Motorsport Park and Symmons Plains reinstated, having last being in the series in 2017 and 2018 respectively.{{cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2019/08/28/supercars-drops-qr-phillip-island-in-revised-2020-calendar/|title=Supercars drops QR, Phillip Island in revised 2020 calendar|last=Howard|first=Tom|date=28 August 2019|work=Speedcafe|accessdate=28 August 2019|publisher=Speedcafe}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a revised calendar resulted in the Symmons Plains and The Bend Motorsport Park rounds being cancelled.
- The Bathurst 250 km race was split into two races of 125 km. The change was made as the mandatory refuelling in pit stops proved to be problematic in 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/02/06/bathurst-super2-race-split-in-two/|title=Bathurst Super2 race split in two|last=Herrero|first=Daniel|date=6 February 2020|work=Speedcafe|access-date=6 February 2020}}
Rule changes
= Sporting regulations =
The series was to have seen an increase in the prize money awarded, with the champion to be given $400,000 as a way to secure funding into the Supercars Championship. A "Rookie" class aimed at drivers under the age of 25 was planned, with the winner to be awarded $100,000 to secure a second year in the series. This was done to help young drivers into the Supercars Championship as part of the Junior Development Program. As a result the COVID-19 pandemic, both were shelved.[https://www.supercars.com/news/super2/dunlop-super2-funding-program-postponed/ Dunlop Super2 funding program postponed] Supercars 9 July 2020
Results and standings
=Season summary=
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! Round ! Event ! Fastest Lap ! Winning Driver ! Winning Team !rowspan=13| ! Round Winner |
| rowspan=3 align="center" |1
|rowspan=3|{{flagicon|South Australia}} Adelaide 500 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |rowspan=3|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |
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| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |
| rowspan=2 align="center" |2
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|New South Wales}} Sydney SuperSprint |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |
| rowspan=2 align="center" |3
|rowspan=2|{{flagicon|New South Wales}} Bathurst 1000 |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |{{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown |rowspan=2|{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |
| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |{{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle |
=Points system=
Points were awarded in each race as follows.
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| rowspan=2| Round format !colspan=30| Position |
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| 1st
! 2nd ! 3rd ! 4th ! 5th ! 6th ! 7th ! 8th ! 9th ! 10th ! 11th ! 12th ! 13th |
| {{nowrap|Three races}}
| style="background: #ffffbf" | 100 | style="background: #dfdfdf" | 92 | style="background: #ffdf9f" | 86 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 80 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 74 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 68 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 64 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 60 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 56 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 52 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 48 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 46 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 44 |
| Two races
| style="background: #ffffbf" | 150 | style="background: #dfdfdf" | 138 | style="background: #ffdf9f" | 129 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 120 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 111 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 102 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 96 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 90 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 84 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 78 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 72 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 69 | style="background: #dfffdf" | 66 |
=Drivers' championship=
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| valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! valign="middle" width="150" | Driver ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}} ! colspan="3" width="63px" | ADE ! colspan="2" width="42px" | SYD ! colspan="2" width="42px" | BAT ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pen.|Penalties}} ! valign="middle" | Points |
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| 1
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Thomas Randle | 16 |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 | 0 ! 860 |
| 2
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Brown | 999 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 | 0 ! 813 |
| 3
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jordan Boys | 49 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 9 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 | 0 ! 645 |
| 4
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jayden Ojeda | 31 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 9 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 |style="background: #efcfff" | Ret |style="background: #dfdfdf" | 2 | 0 ! 615 |
| 5
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt Chahda | 18 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 12 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 10 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 | 0 ! 566 |
| 6
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Zak Best | 78 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 11 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 11 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 | 0 ! 549 |
| 7
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Broc Feeney | 5 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 10 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 |style="background: #ffffff" | DNS | 0 ! 510 |
| 8
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brodie Kostecki | 38 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 |style="background: #ffffbf" | 1 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 9 |style="background: #ffdf9f" | 3 | | | 0 ! 499 |
| 9
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Angelo Mouzouris | 10 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 12 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 10 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 9 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 |style="background: #ffffff" | DNS | 0 ! 463 |
| 10
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Josh Fife | 14 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 11 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 9 |style="background: #efcfff" | Ret |style="background: #dfffdf" | 10 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 13 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 | 0 ! 434 |
| 11
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Zane Morse | 11 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 13 |style="background: #efcfff" | Ret |style="background: #dfffdf" | 10 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 13 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 12 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 9 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 | 0 ! 405 |
| 12
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Perkins | 54 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 |style="background: #efcfff" | Ret |style="background: #efcfff" | Ret |style="background: #dfffdf" | 7 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 6 | | | 30 ! 236 |
| 13
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Kurt Kostecki | 55 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 4 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 11 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 8 | | | | | 0 ! 188 |
| 14
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tyler Everingham | 7 | | | |style="background: #dfffdf" | 5 |style="background: #dfffdf" | 11 | | | 0 ! 183 |
| 15
|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Matt McLean | 17 | | | | | |style="background: #dfffdf" | 10 |style="background: #efcfff" | Ret | 0 ! 78 |
| valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! valign="middle" width="150" | Driver ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|No.|Car Number}} ! colspan="3" width="63px" | ADE ! colspan="2" width="42px" | SYD ! colspan="2" width="42px" | BAT ! valign="middle" | {{Tooltip|Pen.|Penalties}} ! valign="middle" | Points |